United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS)

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United Parks & Resorts Inc.

6240 Sea Harbor Drive
Orlando, FL 32821
United States
407 226 5011
https://www.unitedparks.com

Sector(s): Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Leisure
Full-time employees: 3,300

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Marc G. Swanson	Chief Executive Officer	538.13k	600.4k	1971
Mr. George Anthony Taylor Esq.	Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	403.91k	N/A	1965
Dr. Christopher M. Dold DVM	Chief Zoological Officer	335.62k	N/A	1973
Mr. Christopher Finazzo	Chief Commercial Officer	412.13k	N/A	1982
Mr. James W. Forrester Jr.	Interim CFO & Treasurer	N/A	N/A	1970
Ms. Shekufeh Shirazi Boyle	Chief Accounting Officer	N/A	N/A	1988
Mr. Matthew V. Stroud	Vice President of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	1965
Ms. Marisa F. Thalberg	Chief Marketing & Communications Officer	N/A	N/A	1971
Mr. Jayson Maxwell	Interim Chief Human Resources Officer	N/A	N/A	1972
Mr. Mike Denninger	Senior Vice President of Attractions	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2022, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

United Parks & Resorts Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a theme park and entertainment company in the United States. It operates and licenses SeaWorld theme parks in Orlando, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and San Diego, California, as well as Busch Gardens theme parks in Tampa, Florida, and Williamsburg, Virginia. The company also operates water park attractions in Orlando, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; San Diego, California; Chula Vista, California; Tampa, Florida; and Williamsburg, Virginia. In addition, the company operates a reservations-only theme park in Orlando, Florida and a park in Langhorne, Pennsylvania; and theme park in Chula Vista, California. It operates a portfolio of theme parks under the SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Aquatica, Discovery Cove, Water Country USA, Adventure Island, and Sesame Place brand name. The company was formerly known as SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. and changed its name to United Parks & Resorts Inc. in February 2024. SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Corporate governance

United Parks & Resorts Inc.’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 May 2024 is 3. The pillar scores are Audit: 4; Board: 2; Shareholder rights: 4; Compensation: 3.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.